Friday, March 19, 2010

Taking Suggestions

We haven't done much in the Midwest lately so we're looking at Ohio and Wisconsin this weekend, and I'm pretty sure we'll do Missouri next weekend. What other state should we look at next week? We'll take nominations until Monday and then put it to a vote.

Has to have a 2010 Senate/Governor race and beyond that we're open to suggestions.

Ohio got a lot of press in 2004 because Democrats made unfounded claims of voter fraud. What we forget is that Bush's narrow loss in PA was even closer than Kerry's loss in OH.

So let's look at PA, which could cost Democrats more congressional seats than any other state in 2010. Toomey leads Specter by a healthy margin. Corbett also leads statewide. Corbett's election would really signal a warning sign to the supporters of a government healthcare takeover.

What we should find is that a Republican Attorney General who promotes suing the federal government to BLOCK implementation of Obamacare is highly favorable and popular in a blue state... and the favorite to become governor. Corbett can ride opposition to Obamacare to victory every bit as much as Scott Brown rode to victory by openly declaring that I WILL BE THE 41st vote AGAINST Obamacre!!

Come to think of it, is there any state in the Big Ten in which Republicans can't win the governor seat? Democrats' tax-and-spend schemes have failed. And Democrats' cap-and-tax schemes would cause even more damage to the "Rust Belt". For that matter, it was Democrats' slavishness to unions and bureaucrats and environmental extremists and high taxes and oppressive government regulation that turned the Great Lakes into the great Rust Belt.

If you do Wisconsin PLEASE test Mark Neumann or Mark Green against Feingold. Other suggestions-Hawaii has had little polling this year. They have a competitive Dem primary for Gov and it is assumed the Dem nominee is the next gov. There have been no General Election polling. You could also throw in a poll if the HI-01 Special election. House district-Still say La-02. Cao is considered a goner, but is his vote for HCR a boost? Also, will state Sen. Ed Murray's possible indy bid allow him to sneak thru?

CT-04. Six Republicans running including State Sen. Debicella, Fmr State Sen. Russo, and self-funder Tom Herrmann of Easton. Rick Torres, Rob Merkle, and Will Gregory also running. Would like to see a poll of the primary as well as a poll to see if Jim Himes is really as vulnerable in CT as some have said.

1. AR-SEN: There has been 0 polls of Arkansas Senate since Bill Halter got in.2. AL-GOV: How is Davis doing? There has been no polling here?3. NY-SEN: What is the deal here, with Gillibrand's challengers constantly coming in and out? Can any of them beat her?4. NY-GOV: Does Levy do better against Cuomo than Lazio?5. NH-SEN: Have you guys polled here yet? This has a potential to be a close race, but most polls have shown Ayotte leading by a wide margin.6. NV-SEN: How does the tea party factor in here? We have gotten no real polling of this race since the Te Party candidate was announced.7. CA-SEN, and CA-GOV: Field Poll shows Boxer down, and Whitman up. Lets try to confirm that.8. CA-03 or IL-10: Potential Democratic pickups9. TN-08: Strong Democrat running in some fertile Republican territory

You should REALLY poll Nebraska. I know that there isn't a 2010 race, but Ben Nelson's approval would be very interesting to see. Also, NE-2 would be very interesting to see. Obama won this district narrowly, and I am interested in seeing Terry's reelection prospects in light of the current Republican atmosphere?